Table 1.

The microarray data series used in this study

Series	Technology	Genotype	Tissue	Developmental Stage	Reference
GSE3170	GeneChip arrays- Affymetrix	Barke, Morex and Stepoe	Seedlings	Vegetative stage/seedlings	Cui et al. [26]
GSE6990	GeneChip arrays- Affymetrix	Morex	Crown	Vegetative stage/seedlings	Tommasini et al. [27]
GSE15970	GeneChip arrays- Affymetrix	Martin, HS41-1, Moroc9-75	Flag leaves	Reproductive stage/post anthesis	Guo et al. [12]
GSE17669	GeneChip arrays- Affymetrix	Morex	Spikes (Lemmas, paleas, awns, and seeds)	Reproductive stage/grain-filling	Abebe et al. [13]